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DEFINITION: v., To believe you're saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don't really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.
Verboticisms
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Dealinquency
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: deel link wen see
Sentence: Dealoren's dealinquency was not dealiberate. He dealed dealightfully with any deals dealiberated upon in his dealusional family. His wife, Dealilah had a dealcidedly deafferent view of what was a good deal. She learned early on not to dealagate dealicate deliberations to Dealoren. For her, his dealight in dealuging her with dealiverable deals posed a huge dealemma. Through sheer due dealigence, she dealayed dealciding which expenses to dealete from her budget. If only she could find a spouse who would dealete deals from dealicatessens and deal with dealettantes and other deals in a dealiscious dealivery. Otherwise, she would be called dealvious!
Etymology: Deal ( do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;come to terms or deal successfully with) & Deliquency (a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;nonpayment of a debt when due)
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COMMENTS:
Let's make a dealinquency! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:09:00
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Saleomatic
Created by: taith
Pronunciation:
Sentence: when she goes shopping she's really saleomatic!!!
Etymology: sale+automatic
Spendaddiction
Created by: jrogan
Pronunciation: spen-da-dik-shun
Sentence: While he was in throws of his spendaddiction, Carlos actually believed that by shopping at the Dollar Store he was investing for his future retirement.
Etymology: spend + addiction
Frugonomical
Created by: Kevcom
Pronunciation: phrew-GONE-no-MIKLE
Sentence: Frugonomicalists stretch their buck so far that in the end, they end up with so much excessive debris, that they can't consume and/or sell it all. To be economical is a very good thing - save some money. A frugal person - well let's not go crazy here. But a frugonomical person - see a psychiatrist please!
Etymology: frugal + economical
Buckschmuck
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: buck-shmuck
Sentence: Bob is such a buckschmuck - he thinks paying more for a supersized meal is such a bargain, when all it does is empty his wallet AND make him a lard ass.
Etymology: Buck: slang for dollar + Schmuck: an idiot or fool
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COMMENTS:
As Frank Moore Colby said: "The more food there is in the worls, the more fools will be feed." Like your word heaps! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:56:00
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Bargainloss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Bar gain loss
Sentence: Amy excelled at bargainloss, and her many friends benefited from her "thriftiness".
Etymology: Bargain (good deal) & loss (act of losing)
Saveaholic
Created by: sipsoccer
Pronunciation: (save-ah-holic)
Sentence: Don't buy those, we have no need for them, you're such a saveaholic.
Etymology: save: to keep aholic: addicted
Denybuy
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: di-nahy-bahy
Sentence: Not only do you feel less guilty by denybuying 4 flat screen tv's - you can also impress your friends & family at the same time.
Etymology: deny + buy
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COMMENTS:
I like it Remi. - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-16: 18:58:00
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Bargaint
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: barg - ain't
Sentence: Sure, you got a good deal. But you're never going to use it. What a bargaint!
Etymology: bargain + ain't
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb. ~ James